Religious Conflict
Conflicts along Religious Borders Interfaith Boundaries Boundaries between the world’s major faiths. Intrafaith Boundaries Boundaries within a single major faith.
 
Interfaith Boundary in Africa
Nigeria Islam in the north Christianity in the south Imposition of sharia law there Ibo in SE (secessionist sentiment there)
Civil War in Sudan Slavery Since 1983, attempts to impose sharia law on the Christian south truce Has not been friendly to the US
Situation in Darfur is not a religious conflict--both groups are Islamic.
Ethiopia --Coptic Christians in the highlands --Islam in the lowlands Indigenous religions remain in pockets ,
Partition of India
Conflict over Kashmir
Ayodhya
Sri Lanka --30% Tamil (Hindu-Dravidian) Separatist movement --70% Sinhalese Buddhists
Armenia and Azerbaijan Soviet Union’s divide-and-diminish plan
The Former Yugoslavia Genocide  Ethnic Cleansing
Israel and Palestine
The West Bank with a the proposed security wall, parts of which  the Israeli government has already built.
Northern Ireland  (Intrafaith conflict) Identities are tied to Religion, but are  deepened by: economics colonial experiences activity spaces  (segregation)
Sunni-Shi’ite Conflict (intrafaith conflict)

Religious Conflict